Lincoln and the Power of the Press
2014-12-28T18:02:46-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOWUxXC8yMDE0MTIyODE4MDc0ODAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Harold Holzer talked about his book, Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion, about the 16th president’s relationship with the media. In his book, the author reports that Lincoln was deft at using the press to push his political agenda but quick to censor paper’s that he deemed “disloyal.” Harold Holzer spoke at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Harold Holzer talked about his book, Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion, about the 16th president’s relationship with the media.… read more
Harold Holzer talked about his book, Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion, about the 16th president’s relationship with the media. In his book, the author reports that Lincoln was deft at using the press to push his political agenda but quick to censor paper’s that he deemed “disloyal.” Harold Holzer spoke at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. close
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